St. Thomas More 12 Kt Gold-Filled Round Medal
- 3/4in. diameter

This round 12Kt Gold Filled St. Thomas More medal is 3/4in. in diameter. St. Thomas, as Lord Chancellor of England, opposed the king on the issue of royal divorce and refused to take the Oath of Supremacy declaring the king the head of the Church of England. He was martyred as a result and is the patron of adopted children and civil servants. The medal comes with an 18in. gold plated brass chain in a deluxe gift box.

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Profile Studied at London and Oxford. Page for the Archbishop of Canterbury. Lawyer. Twice married, father of one son and three daughters, and a devoted family man. Writer. Friend of King Henry VIII. Lord Chancellor of England, a position of power second only to the king. Opposed the king on the matter of royal divorce, and refused to swear the Oath of Supremacy which declared the king the head of the Church in England. Resigned the Chancellorship, and was imprisoned in the Tower of London. Martyred for his refusal to bend his religious beliefs to the king's political needs.